iOS 6 will Work on you Older iPad & iPhone?

At Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2012, Apple announced the new iOS 6 software upgrade for IPhone and IPad which is packed with tons of new features and updates for your device. For example, you will be able to use Siri on your iPad, which can also be launched using your voice input.

iOS 6 has been fully integrated with Facebook, allowing the user to share pictures and post status updates with much more ease than ever before . The app will function just like posting “tweets” on twitter

With the iOS 6 update, Google Maps has been replaced with Apple’s very own Maps app. It has a feature called “flyover”, similar to Google Earth which enables the user to explore cities in 3D view without realistic satellite imagery.

iOS 6 Availability for Devices

The iOS 6 software will be available for download in the next 3-4 months and will be supporting:

iPhone 3GS

iPhone 4

iPhone 4S

iPad 2

iPad 3.

Apple has dropped further software support for the first-generation iPad models.

Apple has not yet commented about about the price but this will most probably will be a free upgrade for the devices

iOS 6 Missing Features

There’s a word of advice that the users and consumers should know.

Even though iOS 6 is available for your selected iPhone or iPad model, it does not mean that all the new features of iOS 6 will be available for your device. For example, Siri is part of iOS 6 software update but it may not be available for iPad 2.

Below is table which shows what features of iOS 6 may not be available for you apple device even if the device can be upgraded to iOS 6.

Model

iPhone 3GS

iPhone 4

iPhone 4S

iPad 2

iPad 3

Features

Siri App

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Facetime over phone network

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Offline Reading in Safari

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VIP List in Mail

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Flyover in Apple Maps

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Turn by Turn Navigation

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

iOS 6 is presently out there just for developers whereas other users will be able to buy it by this fall.